KEEN gardeners will be in heaven tomorrow when thousands of flowers will be given away in Coventry city centre....

KEEN gardeners will be in heaven tomorrow when thousands of flowers will be given away in Coventry city centre.

The City Centre Company and English Landscapes have joined forces to give away plants at Greyfriars Green, near Coventry Railway Station.

The multi-coloured plants, which are mostly flowering polyanthus, will be uprooted ready for the arrival of summer plants.

And then it will be up to members of the public to take their pick and transfer the plants to their own gardens.

Traditionally, the spring perennials are pulled up and discarded but the City Centre Company and English Landscapes decided to pilot test the plant giveaway.

Contract manager for English Landscapes Yvette Etcell said: "It always seems such a shame to remove and discard the spring plants while they are still in full bloom, particularly as they will flower year after year.

"We have no choice but to take them up to recultivate the flowerbeds ready for the summer bedding plants.

"This year, however, it was suggested by the City Centre Company that we could invite the public to utilise the plants in their own gardens."

Anyone who would like to pick up free plants should take suitable containers to Greyfriars Green tomorrow from 10am.

* Pictured are Brian Golder, left, and Eddie Kelly, working before the big giveaway.